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9 Things To Know About The Life And Death Of Antwon Rose Jr., The 17-Year-Old Honor Student Killed By A Cop

Rose was an honor student and volunteered at a local nonprofit.

Alexa Lisitza

| June 22 2018,

11:16 pm

Atwon Rose Jr. was unarmed when he was shot in the back as he ran from police officers who pulled over the vehicle he was in during a traffic stop. The officers were investigating a drive-by shooting when 17-year-old Rose and his friends rode by in a Chevrolet Cruze that reportedly matched the description of the car in question.

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The rising senior at Woodland Hills High School was an honor student who volunteered at the Free Store 15104, a nonprofit that provides goods free of charge to those in need. Rose first took an interest in volunteering at the store when he was 14.

“He was friendly, easy to work with, smart, vibrant,” the organization's founder, Gisele Fetterman, who Rose reached out to in 2015 to inquire about volunteering with them, told The Washington Post. “He was a caring person, and everyone loved him.”

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9 Things To Know About The Life And Death Of Antwon Rose Jr., The 17-Year-Old Honor Student Killed By A Cop

Rose was an honor student and volunteered at a local nonprofit.

Alexa Lisitza

| June 22 2018,

11:16 pm

Atwon Rose Jr. was unarmed when he was shot in the back as he ran from police officers who pulled over the vehicle he was in during a traffic stop. The officers were investigating a drive-by shooting when 17-year-old Rose and his friends rode by in a Chevrolet Cruze that reportedly matched the description of the car in question.

Related:

The rising senior at Woodland Hills High School was an honor student who volunteered at the Free Store 15104, a nonprofit that provides goods free of charge to those in need. Rose first took an interest in volunteering at the store when he was 14.

“He was friendly, easy to work with, smart, vibrant,” the organization's founder, Gisele Fetterman, who Rose reached out to in 2015 to inquire about volunteering with them, told The Washington Post. “He was a caring person, and everyone loved him.”

A vigil for Rose will be held June 25 in Denver, Colorado, as protests continue in his hometown.

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